Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
Nazi SS veterans hold an annual march in Latvia. Here’s how one woman is fighting back.
Hundreds of nationalist activists march or wave Latvian flags from the sidelines under heavy police protection. Since its advent in the 1990s as a grassroots initiative, the event has prompted ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
Hundreds march with Nazi SS veterans in Latvia
A handful of veterans, flanked by hundreds of supporters waving Latvian flags, gathered around Freedom Monument for the march under heavy police guard. The march in Latvia, a member of the NATO ...
BBC2y
Russian-speakers in Latvia told to pick sides in test of patriotism
"I saw the flag as a symbol of unity, I consider the Victory Day a day of unity. There was just an incredible atmosphere, a sense of togetherness that I have not seen in Latvia for a long time ...
TASS3y
World’s governing hockey body IIHF denounces Latvia’s decision to remove Belarusian flags
TASS/. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has denounced a decision of the Latvian Foreign Ministry and municipal authorities of Riga to remove the national flag of Belarus at the 2021 ...
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Minsk opens criminal case against Riga Mayor, Latvian top diplomat over flag incident
On May 24, the Latvian top diplomat Edgars Rinkevics and the mayor of Riga Martins Stakis, reacting to this incident, personally replaced the Belarusian national flag with the white, red and white ...